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Pollution and climate change jumps to become Britain’s biggest concern, poll finds
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PEOPLE across Britain have identified pollution and climate change as their most pressing concerns, with the number who are most worried by those issues reaching a record level following the Cop26 summit in Glasgow earlier this month.
Climate change is the biggest concern for the British public, according to an Ipsos MORI survey, which recorded the highest-ever score for the issue – above the pandemic, Brexit, the NHS and the economy.
The research, carried out between November 5 and 11, found that four in 10 mentioned environmental issues as a concern, up 16 percentage points from October, while one in five said that they were the greatest problem facing the country.
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